Items such as refrigerators, washing machines, and other major appliances or furniture must not be included in unaccompanied baggage.

Please keep in mind the weight you ship as Unaccompanied Baggage counts against your total shipping weight allowance.

1. Except in the case of acquired dependent(s), and children born after the effective date of the member's PCS order, the dependent(s) are entitled to travel to the member's duty station at Government expense incident to the PCS orders.
2. The dependent(s) are authorized by the appropriate authority to be at the member's duty station.
3. As a result of their residence in the vicinity of the member's duty station, the dependent(s) entitled the member to station allowances at the with-dependents rate.

1. a member's spouse;
2. a member's unmarried child under 21 years of age (an infant born after the effective date of PCS orders will also be considered a dependent when the travel of the mother to the new station at Government expense before the birth of the child was precluded by Service regulations because of the advanced state of the mother's pregnancy or other medical reason(s) as certified by a medical doctor or for other official reason(s) such as awaiting completion of the school year by other children in the family etc.);
3. a member's unmarried child who is under 23 years of age (includes a child 21 and over but under 23 years of age described in items 4, 5, and 6), is enrolled in a full-time course of study in an institution of higher education approved by the Secretary concerned for the purposes of this definition, and is in fact dependent on the member for more than one-half of his or her support;
4. a member's unmarried stepchild (stepchild is excluded as a dependent after divorce of the member from the stepchild's parent by blood) (includes illegitimate child of member's spouse, B-177061/B-177129, December 13, 1974) under 21 years of age;
5. a member's unmarried adopted child (including a child placed in the home of the member by a placement agency for the purpose of adoption) under 21 years of age;
6. a member's unmarried illegitimate child under 21 years of age if the member's parentage of the child is established in accordance with criteria prescribed in regulations of the Service concerned;
7. a member's unmarried child 21 years of age or over who is incapable of self-support because of mental or physical incapacity and is, in fact, dependent on the member for over one-half of his or her support; (children under this item include a member's child by blood, a stepchild, an adopted child, a child placed in the home of the member by a placement agency for the purpose of adoption, and an illegitimate child if the member's parentage of the child is established in accordance with criteria prescribed in regulations of the Service concerned);
8. a member's parent and a spouse's parent, stepparent, parent of the member or spouse by adoption, or any other person (including a former stepparent) who has stood in loco parentis to the member at any time for a continuous period of at least 5 years before the member became 21 years of age who (a) is, in fact, dependent on the member for more than one half of his or her support and has been so dependent for a period prescribed by the Secretary concerned, or (b) became so dependent due to a change of circumstances arising after the member entered on active duty and the dependency of the parent on the member is determined on the basis of an affidavit submitted by the parent and any other evidence required under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned;
9. for transportation authorized in par. U5215 B, a member's unmarried child who traveled at Government expense to an OCONUS PDS incident to the member's assignment thereto and who by reason of age or graduation from (or cessation of enrollment in) an institution of higher education, would otherwise cease to be a dependent of the member, while the member is serving at an OCONUS PDS;
10. for return transportation to CONUS, the former spouse and/or dependents or former dependent children of a member when such dependents or former dependents are located OCONUS, even though the marital relationship with the member was terminated by divorce or annulment before the member was eligible for return transportation. (See par. U5240-E.)

11. an unmarried person who:
1. is placed in the legal custody of the member as a result of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States (or Puerto Rico or a possession of the United States) for a period of at least 12 months; and i. hasn't attained the age of 21, or ii. hasn't attained the age of 23 years and is enrolled in a full time course of study at an institution of higher learning approved by the Secretary concerned, or iii. is incapable of self support because of a mental or physical incapacity that occurred while the person was considered a dependent ofthe member or former member under item 1 or 2, and
2. is dependent on the member for over one-half of the person's support, as prescribed in regulations of the Secretary concerned; and
3. resides with the member unless separated by the necessity of military service or to receive institutional care as a result of disability, incapacitation, or such other circumstances as the Secretary concerned may by regulation prescribe; and
4. isn't a dependent of a member under any other paragraph.

13. the spouse of a member, who is also a member on active duty, won't be considered a dependent except for purposes of travel between the port of overhaul, inactivation or construction, and the homeport as authorized in par. U7115-A, or for transportation for survivors of a deceased member authorized in par. U5242-A1;
14. a child won't be considered as a dependent of both the mother and father who are members on active duty.
15. a member may not be paid for a dependent, for any period during which that dependent is entitled to basic pay IAW 37 U. S. C. 204.

1. the home of a member at the time of
1. appointment to regular Service from civilian life or from a reserve component;
2. being called to active duty for 20 weeks or more or being called to active duty for training for 20 weeks or more;
3. being recalled from the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, or recalled from retirement (including temporary disability);
4. enlistment or induction into the Service (regular or during emergency);
2. the place to which a member is actually assigned for duty, including a place from which the member commutes daily to the assigned station or, for members on sea duty, the homeport of the vessel or mobile unit to which the member is assigned;
3. the place where a vessel is being built or being fitted out is considered as a shore duty station until the date of commissioning, at which time the homeport assigned to such vessel is the new station;
4. the home of the member upon (a) retirement; (b) transfer to a Reserve component, the Fleet Reserve, or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve; (c) release from active duty; (d) discharge, resignation, or separation, all under honorable conditions; or (e) temporary disability retirement.

This doesn't apply to reservists being separated and recalled retired members who continue in an active duty status during the time allowed for return travel home. For those members, and members other than those being separated or retired, it is the date a member is required to begin travel from the old PDS, the member's home or PLEAD, the last TDY station, or the designated place, whichever applies, in order to arrive at the new PDS, home, or PLEAD, on the date authorized by the mode of transportation authorized and/or used. The following are examples of computing the effective date of orders:

• EXAMPLE 1. Member ordered to make a PCS is required to report to the new PDS on 10 June. The member travels by POC and is authorized 7 days travel time. Authorized and actual reporting date10 June.
  Less 7 days travel time actually used 3 June.
  Add 1 day 4 June.
  Effective date of PCS order 4 June
• EXAMPLE 2. Member ordered to make a PCS is required to report to the new PDS on 10 June. The member anticipates that the official distance of 2100 miles shall be traveled by POC. The member changes plans and travels by air. The member reports in on 9 June.
  Authorized reporting date 10 June
  Actual reporting date 9 June
  Less 1 day travel time 8 June
  Add 1 day 9 June Effective date of PCS order 9 June

Just like other types of liability, there are limits to the TSPs liability for loss or damage to personal property. In order to obtain FRV, claims must be filed directly with the TSP, not the Military Claims Offices (MCO). Additionally, FRV claims must be filed within nine months, not the present two years. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by the MCO. If your claim is filed directly with the TSP within nine (9) months of delivery, then the TSPs liability on each household goods shipment is a minimum of $5,000 per shipment, or a maximum of $4.00 times either the net weight of the household goods shipment or the gross weight of the international unaccompanied baggage (iUB) shipment, in pounds, not to exceed $50,000

Also included are spare parts for a POV (extra tires and wheels, tire chains, tools, battery chargers, accessories, etc.) and a pickup tailgate when removed to install a camper or for other reasons. Additionally, when parts which are an integral or attached part of the vehicle must be removed due to high pilferability or vulnerability to damage, such parts may be transported as HHG (e.g., parts of a vehicle, including seats, tops, winch, spare tires, portable auxiliary gasoline can(s) and miscellaneous associated hardware, all of which are subject to pilferage and damage, may be removed and transported as HHG). Snowmobiles and vehicles (such as motorcycles, mopeds, and golf carts) may be shipped as HHG.

1. personal baggage when carried free on tickets;
2. automobiles, trucks, vans and similar motor vehicles; airplanes; mobile homes; camper trailers; and farming vehicles (see Chapter 5, Part E for OCONUS shipment of POVs);
3. live animals not required in the performance of official duties, including birds, fish and reptiles;
4. articles of HHG acquired after the effective date of PCS orders except when purchased in the United States for shipment to an OCONUS duty station with the approval of the appropriate authority of the Service concerned; when they are bona fide replacements of articles which have become inadequate, worn out, broken, or unserviceable on or after the effective date of orders but before the date the bulk of the HHG are released to the transportation officer or carrier for shipment (43 Comp. Gen. 514 (1964)); or replacement items of HHG, not to exceed the member's authorized weight allowance, in cases where a member's original shipment of HHG is destroyed or lost during transportation incident to a change of temporary or permanent station, through no fault of the member concerned (B-229189, December 9, 1988);
5. cordwood and building materials (B-133751, November 1, 1957 and B-180439, September 13, 1974);
6. HHG for resale, disposal or commercial use rather than for use by the member and dependents;
7. privately owned live ammunition (B-130583, May 8, 1957).
8. hazardous articles including explosives, flammable and corrosive materials, poisons; propane gas tanks. See DoD 4500.9-R, DTR, Part IV, for examples of hazardous materials.

1. property liable to impregnate or otherwise damage equipment or other property (e.g., hazardous articles including explosives, flammable and corrosive materials, poisons, etc.);
2. articles which can't be taken from the premises without damage to the article or the premises;
3. perishable articles including frozen foods, articles requiring refrigeration, or perishable plants unless:
1. shipment is to be transported not more than 150 miles or delivery accomplished within 24 hours from the time of loading,
2. no storage of shipment is required, and
3. no preliminary or en route services or watering or other preservative method is required of the carrier. Items which are irreplaceable or are of extreme value or sentiment aren't provided special security even though extra-value insurance may be purchased. Members and their dependents will be advised to personally transport these types of items. See par. U5330-E concerning expedited shipment for such items.

Whether a discharge is under adverse conditions for DOD personnel is determined by referring to the reasons for separation as well as the character of the member's service, as determined in accordance with DOD Directive 1332.14 for enlisted members and DOD Directive 1332.30 for officers, and in appropriate Coast Guard directives for Coast Guard personnel. To qualify for transition benefits, the member must be separated involuntarily:

1. under honorable conditions and either,
2. for enlisted members, not for reasons of misconduct, separation in lieu of court-martial, or for other reasons established by the military department concerned for which service normally is characterized as under other than honorable conditions or,
3. for officers, not for resignation in lieu of trial by court-martial, or misconduct or moral or professional dereliction if the discharge could be characterized as under other than honorable conditions.

1. missing;
2. missing in action;
3. interned in a foreign country;
4. captured, beleaguered, or besieged by a hostile force; or
5. detained in a foreign country against the member's will.

1. appointment or reappointment (including reinstatement) to the regular Service from civilian life or from a reserve component;
2. call to active duty for 20 or more weeks or call to active duty for training for 20 or more weeks;
3. being recalled to active duty from the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, or from retirement (including temporary disability retirement);
4. enlistment or induction into the Service (regular or during emergency).

1. discharge, resignation, or separation from the Service under honorable conditions;
2. release from active duty to which called for 20 or more weeks or
3. release from active duty for training to which called for 20 or more weeks;
4. transfer to the Fleet Reserve or to the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve;
5. retirement;
6. temporary disability retirement.

The limits of such post of duty or official station should be the ship, or the corporate limits of the city or town in which the member is stationed.

• If the member isn't stationed on a ship or in an incorporated city or town, the official station is the reservation, station, or established area, or, in the case of large reservations, the established subdivision thereof having definite boundaries within which the designated post of duty is located.
• Duty under Instruction of 20 or more weeks: When a member is ordered to attend a course (or courses) of instruction at a school or installation the scheduled duration of which is 20 or more weeks, the school or installation is that member's PDS regardless of the terms of the orders involved. This "scheduled duration" of a course is composed of the actual period, including weekends, during which the students shall receive instruction. Intervening holiday periods (e.g., recess for Christmas), and incidental time spent prior to or following conclusion of a course aren't part of the scheduled course duration (53 Comp. Gen. 218 (1973)).
• Duty under Instruction of less than 20 weeks: When a member who is attending a course (or courses) of instruction the scheduled duration of which was originally less than 20 weeks, is assigned additional or extended instruction, the school or installation is that member's permanent station provided the scheduled, cumulative duration of the instruction is 20 or more weeks, measured from the date of the order directing the additional or extended duty (B-143017, June 17, 1960, 46 Comp. Gen. 852 (1967) and 66 Comp. Gen. 265 (1987)).

The PLEAD in the case of a Reservist who isn't enlisted, commissioned, or appointed for immediate active duty is the place to which orders to active duty are addressed. The PLEAD shall not change unless a break in service exceeds one full day. In such cases, the PLEAD is the place of entry into the new period of service. Effective 1 January 1983: In the case of a non-prior service midshipman or cadet at a Service academy, civilian college or university, the PLEAD is the place where the member attains a military status or where the member enters the Service. Generally this is the academic institution and not the member's HOR (60 Comp. Gen. 142 (1980)).

1. A motor vehicle owned or on a long-term lease (12 months or longer) by the member, or a dependent of the member, that:
1. is self-propelled;
2. is licensed to travel overland on the public highways;
3. has four or more wheels; and
4. is designed to carry passengers or HHG.
2. It also means, at the member's option, a motorcycle or moped if the member doesn't ship a vehicle with four or more wheels on the same orders.

3. A motor vehicle that is owned by the member (or a dependent of the member) and is for the personal use of the member or the member's dependents.

1. reference material;
2. instruments, tools, and equipment peculiar to technicians, mechanics, and members of the professions;
3. specialized clothing such as diving suits, astronauts' suits, flying suits and helmets, band uniforms, chaplains' vestments, and other specialized apparel not considered to be normal or usual uniform or clothing;
4. communication equipment used by members in association with the MARS (See DoD 4650.2, Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS));
5. individually owned or specially issued field clothing and equipment; and
6. an official award given to a member by a Service (or a component thereof) for service performed by the member in the member's capacity or by a professional society or organization or a U.S. or foreign Government for significant contributions by the member in connection with official duties.

Members are entitled to the shipment of PBP & E incident to separation, relief from active duty, and retirement. In connection with other PCS orders, when it can't be established that the PBP & E involved are for use in the performance of official duties at the next or a later destination, they are considered to be a part of the member's HHG weight allowance.

The term " PBP & E " does not include

• ports equipment
• office
• household
• shop fixtures
• furniture (such as bookcases, study desks, file cabinets, and racks) of any kind even though used in connection with the PBP&E.

1. the Army National Guard of the United States;
2. the Army Reserve;
3. the Naval Reserve;
4. the Marine Corps Reserve;
5. the Air National Guard of the United States;
6. the Air Force Reserve;
7. the Coast Guard Reserve; or
8. the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service.

It includes any shipment, drayage, packing, crating, unpacking and uncrating necessary to place HHG into or remove them from a storage facility.

1. under the local command of a uniformed service,
2. with permanent or semi-permanent-type troop shelters and a Government mess, and
3. where there are U.S. Government operations